A FATHER is trying to track down two ambulance men who helped with the birth of his daughter 28 years ago.

Trevor Dyke is trying to track down Fred Baldwin and Ian MacKenzie-Cardy who helped his wife give birth to Sarah at their then home in Hawkwood Crescent, Chingford, on May 23 in 1980.

Sarah, 29, is getting married to Matt Beardsmore in Stone, Staffordshire, on Friday, August 21, and Mr Dyke would like the two ambulance men to write a funny message about the birth so he can include it in a humourous speech he will make on the big day.

He said: “The message could include something like ' I hope you don't have to call us out when you give birth.'”

Recalling the birth, Mr Dyke, 61, added : “I remember lying in bed and waking up in a puddle. I realised that my ex-wife's water had broken and so I called for ambulance to come.”

There were no ambulance crews from Highams Park available so Mr Baldwin and Mr McKenzie-Cardy raced from Whipps Cross University Hospital to assist with the birth, along with a midwife.

“It was eventually quite a good birth. While the ambulance men were helping I was prepared with getting hot water ready. Soon I could see Sarah's head and her face was a bit blue so we patted her on the back and that sorted things out,” he said.

Mr Dyke, a former teacher at Yardley Primary School, has contacted both the London Ambulance Service and Whipps Cross Hospital without much success.

He lived in Chingford for 20 years from 1969 to 1989 and now lives in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

If you are Mr Baldwin or Mr McKenzie-Cary or you know them contact Guardian reporter Jonathan Moyes on 07795451058 or email him at jmoyes@london.newsquest.co.uk.